Category: Yves from Amsterdam
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Short Story: A well-raised child governs itself
Yesterday I was having a conversation with a 90-year-old man. We talked about his dad, who was in the military and fought in World War II. The man told me that his father instilled discipline in him, but without force. One time he came home around midnight when his father had asked him to come…
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Video: What to do when someone’s yelling at you?
Here’s the first ever W.A.I.T. Why Am I Talking video. With help from script editor Jeantilette, director and editor Evert. Thanks also to the people from de Verbroerderij for hosting us.
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Musing: Is courage another word for support?
Last night I had a conversation with someone about the classes I want to start giving in the fall. I’m investigating what would be most supportive to people. This person told me: “I want to have the courage to start conversations that I’m now so scared to have.” I asked her what would give her…
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Cartoon: Why can’t you be more like the idea I have of you in my head?
This is a cartoon that I made for my buddy Erik’s birthday. With gratitude to Roy Lichtenstein, who copied the original illustration from a comic strip. I copied his copy of a copy and came up with a different text. I love how creativity works 🙂
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Short story: Do you want a tip?
Today I was sharing with a friend some difficulty I had in a relationship with someone close to me. After a couple of sentences my friend said: “Do you want a tip?” I was a bit confused, because I was still focused on my own feelings and now she asked me if I wanted a…
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Project update: W.A.I.T. Why Am I Talking video format
Last Friday, Ike from New York, sent me an article about teaching, which I read about five years ago. The timing for the re-read was perfect, because I’m about to start teaching weekly classes again, and the term teaching and classes don’t seem to fit anymore. Here’s a link to the article by Carl Rogers:…
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Project Update: Kickoff Meeting W.A.I.T. Why am I talking
Today I had a four-hour-long conversation with Evert, with whom I will be producing weekly videos under the name: W.A.I.T. Why Am I Talking? We were hanging out at de Verbroederij, where we will record the first couple of videos. Here are the notes of the meeting to give you an idea of what we’re working…
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Strategy update: Fall/Winter 2021
I’m excited about my strategy for the coming 6 months: July-December 2021. This strategy comes from three learnings over the past year. 1. Nonviolent A-Team What I’ve come to realize over the past year is that I really would like to be part of a team. Like the tv-show “The A-Team”, but then nonviolently 🙂…